I'm looking to get a log splitter. Mainly cut logs 14-18" long and about 12-14" wide. Mainly cut freshly cut wood. What size log splitter would y'all recommend? I was looking at a 25 ton. Would that be strong enough?

I have a 22 ton from TSC and it handles that size with ease.

Depends on the species

Straight grained woods like spruce, pine, fir, etc. you can get by with about a 10 ton just fine. Species like pecan, oak, mesquite, etc. require at least 20-22 tons to split.

This is going to be exactly like buying a TV. Buy the largest one you can reasonably afford. You will not get home and say "Damn, I wish Id've gotten a smaller one."

As the post above says, 22-25ton would be a good size for regular use on wood that size. If it's oak, then you will appreciate the extra capacity.

Honestly, if you can't split a particular piece of wood with a 25 ton splitter, you should just put that chunk into a bonfire pile. Anything of the size you are describing will split easily, given that isn't chock full of knots. Most knots can be managed by carefully sawing the wood before it gets to the splitter (assuming you're running the saw).

I've kinda retired from the wood splitting business, but now my teenage boys do most of the splitting using a Fiskars splitting axe. Oak, cherry, walnut, hickory, maple and black locust all bust up pretty easy if the old man saws it right.

Also, there is no emotional roller coaster like that of watching a splitting wedge slowly creep into an 18" knotty oak log only to have it stop 3/4 of the way in without actually splitting.

Huge manatees.